Dose-dependent effect of melatonin on postwarming development of vitrified ovine embryos

Theriogenology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1058-1066

  Succu, Sara ^a   Pasciu, Valeria ^a   Manca, Maria E ^a   Chelucci, Sara ^a   Torres Rovira, Laura ^a   Leoni, Giovanni G ^a   Zinellu, Angelo ^a   Carru, Ciriaco ^a   Naitana, Salvatore ^a   Berlinguer, Fiammetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ATP; Invitro embryo production; Oxidative stress; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; OVIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIOXIDANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOMESTIC SHEEP; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOT TEMPERATURE; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 84897405335     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.01.032     Document Type: Article

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